The New Ulm Journal reports that Schell's Brewery has added storage for 840 more barrels of beer, a sign that demand for the brewery's product is growing. Oh, and there's going to be a party for the re-opening of the brewery's museum:
An upcoming event at the brewery is a grand re-opening of its new museum on Saturday, May 19.
The event, which begins at 11 a.m. and continues until 5 p.m., will include music from the Wendinger Brothers, the Original German Band, Schell’s Hobo Band and Donnie Klossner.
Self-guided, extended brewery tours, food and drink will be offered.
Schell's is the oldest brewery in the state. Now that Schmaltz Alt is retired for summer, we'll have the Pilzen, please.
New Ulm Journal: Walz supports Head Start Act of 2007
The Journal notes that Walz supports Head Start Act of 2007. The article is mostly Walz discussing the benefits of the early childhood education program:
. . .“All the quantifiable research shows the great gains we make when students in pre-kindergarten education get the Head Start authorization, especially for those who are seeing themselves in socio-economic ... areas that are a little depressed. They’re able to see great strides,” Walz said during his weekly tele-news conference.
The House version (H.R. 1429) re-authorizes the program so it can continue, and Congress will be taking up Head Start funding this fall, a Walz aide said.
“We know that one of the surest ways to [avoid] an achievement gap amongst different groups of students is to make sure one never develops in the first place,” Walz explained.. . .
The act passed with broad bipartisan support on a 365-48 vote.
Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch: Guardsman on the mend
In Guardsman on the mend - Sprenger prepares for home, news that B.J. Sprenger, who was badlyburned in an IED explosion while on duty in Iraq, is mending swiftly. He tells the paper:
“I'm in pretty good condition now, maybe 90 percent healed,” he said. “I want to thank the people of Sleepy Eye for all their support. I've gotten a ton of letters. I've heard a lot about how people in Sleepy Eye have been supporting me and the rest of the soldiers. It's a great feeling.”
It's a good thing that people in Sleepy Eye care. Not every returning soldier feels that support
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert interview the founder of a Iraq and Afghanistan War vets group in Iraq Veterans Come Home to Uncaring Population:
There's a gigantic and extremely disturbing disconnect, [IAVA founder Paul Rieckhoff] says, between the experiences of the men and women in uniform and the perspective of people here at home. "We have a very diverse membership in IAVA," he said. "We've got Republicans and Democrats and everything in between. But one of the key things we all have in common is this frustration with the detachment that we see all around us, this idea that we're at war and everybody else is watching `American Idol.'
Netroots
Blue Man in a Red District's Hal Kimball, an Army veteran who had served as a sargeant, puts last night's post about bonuses to senior officials at the VA into perspective:
Bonuses ranged up to $33,000.
Let's put that into perspective.
According to the 2007 pay charts, the only members in the miltary that are making more than $33,000 a year are those at or above the pay grade of E-6 or Staff Sergeant.
By and large, the members that are being treated by the VA fall below the rank of E-6.
I am pleased to see that Congressman Walz has had such a strong response to this issue. I am appalled that bonuses are being paid out to government employees, bonuses that exceed the annual salaries of the majority of our military.
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